Ugly

Silly

Misguided

Infauxgraphics may be misguided, and fail in their mission by concentrating on graphic design rather than information design. This is by far the most common problem: the design is visually arresting, but gets in the way of understanding, using pointless or uninteresting facts. Here’s a great spoof adapted from a piece by Phil Gyford — click to see the original in its full glory.

Misleading

Worst of all – and heavily used in any area that is even mildly controversial – an infauxgraphic may be unintentionally or deliberately misleading.

Please be merciful to us all – if you have to make infographics, please make sure they’re not infauxgraphics!

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